is a confusing issue….

I realize that many people are concerned with the concept of alkalizing the body. And, indeed often the body is over acidic when in the state of IC. However, using methods to alkalize the body because of test stripping is a dangerous situation to get yourself into and can actually make your symptoms and your IC much worse.

It is the job of the body to regulate its pH on its own. When it is chronically ill it has lost its ability to do so. A huge part of getting the body in proper balance is driving it toward being able to regulate its own pH once more. The process of the diet and supplements is what drives these stages and phases towards the optimization of your individual health and balance.

If you are entering treatment, please keep this in mind so as not to do things that will contradict the goals involved with this kind of approach to health. of course there are numerous other ways to negatively impact treatment by diverting from the protocol, so please always check with me if you are not clear. This treatment is very delicate and based on controlling all of the variables.

Dr. Brizman